Friday, September 20, 2013

Falling

digitally derived from seed co. photo


Like a Melon, Love.

She weighed it in her hand
in her heart
this chance
this could be

as a cantaloupe
this fruit
this thing
bought on faith
before it could be
cut open.

She
smelled of it
felt of it
fell.

~ Ralph Murre


That first line (italicized) is a snippet
borrowed from Louis de Bernieres

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